What lies ahead in bilingual journey
Dear Straits Times, I refer to your 11 Dec 2011 editorial on Lee Kuan Yew's bilingual policy. You said the policy was, from LKY's perspective, first and foremost about the integration of segregated ethnic communities through a common tongue of international economic value. It may be worth noting that the bilingual policy was...
Refuting Ms Sim Ann, Senior Parliamentary Sec and PAP’s scholar
Dear Ms Sim Ann, I refer to your 22 Dec 2011 Straits Times article. You compared the Swedish government spending nearly 50% of GDP to the Singapore government spending 17% of GDP. There are two adjustments you can make so that the comparison is fairer. First, almost 18% of Swedish government expenditure comes from social contributions...
Be reasonable, like commuters elsewhere
Dear Straits Times, I refer to the 21 Dec 2011 letter by Ms Anju Tiwari. Having lived in many countries, Ms Tiwari wonders if Singaporeans know that they live in an awesome country. Perhaps Ms Tiwari has been living mostly in Third World countries, which is why a First World country like Singapore appears awesome to her. Ms...
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